/*
 * TazioID.java    0.0.1    28/set/2009
 * 
 * Copyright (c) 2009 mentalsmash.org
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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 */
package org.mentalsmash.tazio.core.identifiers;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Objects implementing this interface are meant to be used as unique identifiers
 * for specific instances in the system, allowing to identify the node on which they
 * reside/were created and the IDs that locally identify them on that node.
 * Also, a String representation of the ID is provided, which should "summarize" both
 * of the other two values.
 * 
 * @version 0.0.2 Oct 24, 2009
 * @author Enrico Savioli <savioli.enrico@gmail.com>
 * @author Andrea Sorbini <as@mentalsmash.org>
 */
public interface TazioID extends Serializable {
	public String getValue();
	public TazioNodeID getNode();
	public String getLocalID();
}
